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Two easy-to-read options explaining the Veterans Benefits you have earned.
The NPRC
Military Records DD 214
Utah’s hospitals prepare to ration care
Record number of coronavirus patients flood their ICUs
What you need to know prior to your C & P Exam
Urgent Care Centers
One of the most important benefits you have
today is the authorization to use an urgent care center near to you.
But first, you have to
to take with you.
Don't wait until
you need this
benefit to prepare for it. Read this now,
print your papers
and be prepared!
Do you need some help
filing a claim?
Would you like to learn about your state's veterans benefits?
Not all 'Vet reps" are the same. Many are well meaning volunteers who aren't well trained.
Your state provides the CVSO for you to get the help you need delivered by a professional.
National Association
of County Veterans Service
These are the folks you should speak with first. They can help you with disability and education benefits, survivor benefits and a whole lot more.
If you aren't comfortable with DIY, here's the help you need!
The Movie
TDIU - Unemployability
No More VA Form 21-4140
For any public member who would like to attend
the virtual meeting, please use the call-in number
1-800-767-1750; and access code: 75937#
Are You Rated For A Spine Condition?
Mistakes Have Been made!
Accuracy of Claims Decisions Involving
Conditions of the Spine
'How To Lie With Statistics'
Your Questions, Answered
September 2020
I get a lot of questions about divorce.
Check it out...if you have questions
or comments <jim912@gmail.com>
How To Win
BVA Annual Report 2018
Board Dispositions By Representation Page 31
Appeals Awarded
Attorney 44.61%
Agent 38.79%
State Service Officer 35.17%
American Legion 34.53%
Disabled American Veterans 33.70%
Here are 5 things you should do right now to ride the wave of new COVID cases and prepare for the long winter
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Nexus and IMO Letters
Military Programs and Benefits
Health Care, Housing, Education
Get copies of your Official Military Personnel File
Update your family members in DEERS
Transfer your GI Bill education benefits
FACT SHEET
Refill Your VA Prescriptions
Call your local VA
Pharmacy number
on the prescription label
Welcome to the KnowVA Knowledge Base
Locate information more quickly and efficiently
WARMS
Web Automated Reference Material System
Compensation and Pension Materials
Disruption of Mail Service
How Divorce, Alimony, and Child Support
Affect Veterans' VA Benefits
VA benefits can be garnished only for spousal or child support, and only
under certain conditions.
disability claim
Find out how to file a claim for disability compensation
or increased disability compensation.
Trump’s closing message is lying about the
coronavirus at rallies that spread infection
Even as cases hit new highs, Trump keeps lying
Informed Consent and Advance Directives
A Rule by the Veterans Affairs Department on 05/27/2020
Drug testing, HIV testing, Mental Health
Documents published on 02/07/2018
Veterans Affairs Department
Disclosure of Certain Protected Records
Recent changes in law, to include the VA MISSION
Act of 2018, now authorize VA to disclose
certain protected records to non- VA entities
PAPER Evidence
Goes Here
Title 38 - Pensions, Bonuses, and Veterans' Relief
Volume: 1
Date: 2019-07-01
Original Date: 2019-07-01
Title: PART 17 - MEDICAL
Disability Ratings
The Musculoskeletal System
To Loneliness And Isolation For Seniors
Did you know that hearing loss and tinnitus are the
most commonly rated veterans disabilities? Did you
know that hearing loss and tinnitus can cause
other secondary conditions, particularly mental
health problems like depression and loneliness?
A State-by-State Look at Coronavirus in Prisons
See how the virus has affected
correctional facilities where you live
Alabama
will advise military personnel
questioning the legality of orders during
protests, election disputes
V A Claims Intake Center
PO BOX 4444
JANESVILLE, WI
53547- 4444
Toll Free Fax:
844-531-7818
Is it fake news ?
Or is it the real deal?
Don't believe everything you read.
Use Google Fact Check Tools and know what's really happening.
Veterans Psych Evaluations
Brett Valette, Ph.D.
Providing Military Veterans Personalized Psychological and Medical Evaluations. Complete the Contact form, and you'll get a personal phone call from us. We listen, and want to know what you are going through. We provide Independent Medical Evaluations (IME), Independent Medical Opinions (IMO) and nexus letters for ratings reviews, secondary conditions, medical conditions, discharge upgrades, and many types of denied claims. We also provide Social Security Disability claim reports.
Some Wounds Can't Be Seen Contact Us Today
Jim Strickland is a Vietnam era Army veteran and nationally recognized expert on VA
disability benefits. Jim writes extensively about VA and Social Security disability benefits.
Jim's Mailbag is a regular column featured at Stateside Legal where veterans, servicemembers,
and family members can ask Jim their questions about VA and Social Security disability benefits.
Using VA Benefits to Pay for Long-Term Care
Veterans with VA health care may be
eligible to receive long-term care coverage
Welcome Home
To Your Veterans Affairs Benefits
Since 2005 we have been all about providing American military veterans the latest news about the
Department of Veterans Affairs & Social Security Administration's disability benefits process.
No Registration - No Sign Up Required - No Fees - No Endless Chatter
Just the facts you need to deal with your Department of Veterans Affairs
Extra schedular ratings under
How can I get an extra schedular rating?
Extra Schedular rating veterans affairs benefits
must first show that the veteran’s
conditions result in a disability picture
that is not covered by the schedule of ratings.
C&P Service Clinician’s Guide
Scheduled For A C & P??? Filing A Claim?
This is a must read for you!!!
I've been posting this again and again over the years and it's still one of the best ways
I know to win your case.
Published in 2002 the principles and much of the
verbiage still applies and is in daily use at the VA.
Combine these principles
with an IMO and you win.
VA Urgent Care Pharmacy Locations
Find VA-approved urgent care/retail location
pharmacies near a specific
address or ZIP code, or search by VA Facility.
Third wave of coronavirus infections in the U.S.?
More like 'wildfire,' epidemiologist says
U.S. case tally tops 8.7 million
Seven-Day Record
More than 20 states seeing most new cases
since start of the outbreak
It’s going to disappear one day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear. It affects elderly people. Elderly people with heart problems and other problems. But it affects virtually nobody. It’s an amazing thing. This is a flu. This is like a flu. The Coronavirus is very much under control in the USA… Stock Market starting to look very good to me!
You have to be calm. It’ll go away.
No, I’m not concerned at all.
Wall Street grapples with rising Covid cases
Department of Veterans Affairs
VA Disability Compensation
Actions Needed to Enhance
Information about Veterans’ Health Outcomes
What GAO Found In fiscal year 2018, about 54 percent
of veterans receiving Department of Veterans Affairs
(VA) disability compensation had at least one VA
outpatient visit to treat an injury or illness that VA
deemed was incurred or aggravated during
military service (i.e., a service-connected condition).
GAO
Government Accountability Office
Better Data Needed to Assess the Health Outcomes of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Veterans
White House lists ending Covid-19
"The great work the Trump Administration
is doing to end the pandemic
is a top priority and worthy of highlighting,"
As It Cites Renowned Scientist
Ivanka Trump
The Trump administration triumphantly
declared victory over the coronavirus
pandemic on Tuesday, one week before
the 2020 election and with COVID-19
cases surging across the country.
More than 100 years of history now available online
Mote v. Wilkie, No. 19-2367 (Fed. Cir. 2020)
Mote served in the Air Force, 1961-1965,
participating in missions to Vietnam, where Agent
Orange was deployed. Mote later developed
coronary artery disease and lung cancer.
From Covid-19? Why?
Data shows cases are growing among younger age groups, but elderly still bear ‘burden of mortality’
Can you explain just how the
TDIU benefit works?
I can go you one better...I have
the very best explanation of TDIU
An informed veteran will always fare better
in the VA benefits plan. Know your rights,
demand your rights!
How to Spot a Military Impostor
The detectives who investigate fake stories of military service use many tools, including shame.
The Department of Veterans Affairs
White House Hotline
855 - 948 - 2311 <robert.wilkie@va.gov>
Yes, this really works. No, it doesn't ring in the White House. The email address and phone number are staffed by a seemingly serious group of players, many who are veterans, and if you have a legit issue, telling these folks is like bringing in the artillery. Let's prepare for your call or email. Make some notes before you proceed so you don't forget anything. I prefer email since there's no waiting for someone to answer and I can take my time to prepare the story in just the right detail. Be sure to include your DOB, your last 4, contact info...a couple of numbers, your preferred email and such. Describe the problem as briefly as you can. Less is more. Include the necessary
components but don't tell your life story. Don't rant. Be polite...military courtesy will get you places that hollering IN ALL CAPS won't. Respect! Don't waste their time with bogus complaints about your feelings being hurt. If you appropriately utilize this service,
I'll vouch that this works like a champ.
Tell them you read about this at The VAWatchdog Dot Org...they know who we are.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Privacy Act of 1974 Computer Matching Program
Pursuant to the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Guidelines on the Conduct of Matching Programs, notice is hereby given that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) intends to conduct a computer matching program with the Social Security Administration (SSA). Data from the proposed match will be used to verify the net earnings from
self-employment and wages of nonservice-connected veterans, and those veterans who are zero percent service-connected (noncompensable), whose eligibility for VA medical care is based on their inability to defray the cost of medical care. These veterans supply household income information that includes their spouses and dependents at the time of application for VA health care benefits.
I'm Jim Strickland
and I approve of this message.
More than 5,000 VA patients are
dealing with active cases of coronavirus
The number of active cases has doubled in the last
40 days. At least 3,830 VA patients — more than 5
percent — have died from complications related to the virus
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National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Press 1
Jim Strickland
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Do You Need
Medical Care
RIGHT NOW?
You are already authorized
to use an urgent
care clinic!
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14% increase in child Covid-19 cases
Close to 800,000 US kids infected
Step One:
Evidence of the disabling event.
Step Two:
A medical diagnosis of the condition
resulting from the above event.
Step Three:
A timely record of treatment and therapy
from the original disabling event.
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
38 CFR Part 9
Extension of Veterans’ Group Life
Insurance (VGLI) Application Periods
Schedule for Rating Disabilities